Recent reports implying that drinking water in Hudson Oaks is unsafe are misleading and are unnecessarily frightening residents. The water is safe to drink.

In March 2009, the City of Hudson Oaks was notified by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that radium levels at one water plant were elevated. That plant is fed by two water wells. Immediately following the TCEQ’s notification, the City removed both wells from production and had the water tested. Lab results verified that only one of the wells had elevated radium levels. That well was permanently taken out of production and no water has been taken from that well since March 2009.

The TCEQ reported to the city that, at such low levels of contamination, a person would have to consume mass quantities of the contaminated water for a period of several years to develop any health effects. So the city worked diligently to get the affected well removed from the system within days of the notice of violation, thereby eliminating any further exposure.

For additional information, read the attached news release.